Cole Abate wants to inspire more people to learn BJJ: “Be able to take action by it”

Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt world champion Cole Abate is one of the best submission grapplers in the world today, and at just 20 years of age, he has shown knowledge and experience well beyond his years.

But Abate wants to show other young athletes, those who look up to him and want to follow in his footsteps, the path to success. Through his actions, through his victories, and through his accomplishments, Abate seeks to inspire the next generation.

Abate took to Instagram and shared a clip from his interview with FloGrappling, where he said:

"So when people see me, I want them to be happy for my achievement, I want them to be happy for the medal, but I want them to look at it and say, ‘Hey, he did it at 20 years old, why can’t I do it by 20 years old or even sooner?’ I want people to see it, be able to take action by it, and man."

He hopes that his exploits in the 'gentle art' and his achievements in the world's largest martial arts organization will help others see that hard work and talent will go a long way in any endeavor.

Cole Abate says whatever he has today is due to hard work: "This whole path to where I am today is the blueprint"

20-year-old 'Ice' Cole Abate seeks to be an example for his fellow submission grapplers. The Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy standout believes all the challenges he has faced up to this point in his career have only strengthened him, and he wouldn't change a thing.

Abate said on Instagram:

"It’s incredible, and I feel like that’s the part that I’m talking about, that there’s a lot we went through to get to this point, but if people ask me ‘do you regret anything about the process’ or ‘is there anything you could have done to speed it up?’ It’s like no, everything happened, there was a lesson behind, there was something that let us know like, hey, you guys are on the right track, or we need to be shifting on to this."

Abate added:

"I just feel like this whole path to where I am today is the blueprint for all of these kids that are coming up for all of the professional athletes that are trying to make a career, trying to make a living in jiu-jitsu."